Comments on: Take some time to enjoy my view

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:24:06 +0000

The last point sums this discussion up best…”should have went to commercial before they did.” Do you not think that was by design?? 10 comments on whether or not Rosie and Elisabeth played nice and who is right and who is wrong. Publicity is a tremendous thing…it drew more attention than the resignation of Blair or any other post on this blog for that matter. If we have reached the day where we care more about what Rosie has to say than something with a bit more importance in this world, like……well, I guess that would be just about anything…..than we are in for rough times.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:43:37 +0000

I’m no fan of Elisabeth’s politics, but if anyone were being abused, it was her. I started fast-forwarding every time Rosie talked down to Elisabeth, and lately I was fast-forwarding a lot. Rosie’s hyperbole hurts the cause. And now, since she left early, all we’re talking about is her exit. I wish she had finished out her contract so we could remember her views instead of her pettiness. And in defense of The View, they wouldn’t have had to use the split screen if those women wouldn’t constantly talk over each other. But I also agree with Joy — they should have gone to commercial long before they did.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:50:41 +0000

Al Aqaeda wasn’t training or taking root in Iraq before the invasion. It is now. You’re doing a heckuva job, Bushie.

But back to Daniel’s point, I agree Roise is complex, smart, funny, overly sensitive, passionate, thin-skinned, grudge-holding, loving, bitchy, fiercely loyal woman. But she was also sniveling, condescending and intolerant to anyone who didn’t share her view on the war. She openly questioned Elisabeth’s intelligence, calling her too young to understand and doubting whether she could hold two concepts at one time. Why would Elisabeth defend her given the “friendship” Rosie showed her.

By: Irish Blogger

Irish Blogger — Thu, 31 May 2007 23:41:17 +0000

At the end of the day Rosie and her far left friends are nuts! They base their foundations of the war on a US Govt that is after them, when the left only wants a bigger government which would include more controls over all of us. Additionally, this country is safer based on increased focus on the borders, fighting the idiots where they thrive, train and drive funding. Would we rather have it in the states…I think not.

Rosy was a one sided nightmare and it was a breath of fresh air to see someone on the view take a stand against her fully left leaning views. Maybe now the ladies will be able to have a serious conversation about important matters without the “Bush Bashing” parade.

I would also like to add that it is not American’s that are so divided, but an inept government on both sides that is driving American’s apart. There is nothing wrong to lean right or left, but to make decisions on one’s political gain is what our reps are doing and that is what is driving people in the US apart. I think we all want the best for this country we just need to stop voting for poloticians and vote for someone who understands the US needs, which are ultimatley good for the rest of the world.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 31 May 2007 19:28:35 +0000

As far as condoning the mustache, I seem to recall the support and camaraderie of a close friend during a passion-filled moment during my college years. Janette’s mustache drawing was the equivalent of whipping out a Zippo and threatening to torch the place, and I for one empathize. What would you prefer Rosie do? Hold a press conference and “distance herself” from Janette? Or say, “Thanks, friend. I know you always got my back, and I appreciate it.”

Nellie’s comparisons of Rosie to Oprah are pretty thin (the Irish-American Oprah? Did Rosie have a manufactured “Crash” moment at Harrod’s in Paris? Has Rosie gone to Ireland to build an overpriced summer camp for disadvantaged young lasses? Has Rosie ever held a primetime extravaganza featuring Legends of Ireland?), and I urge her to actually read the history of McCall’s, Gruner + Jahr, and Rosie Magazine, instead of trying to massage the facts to fit her punchy premise.

The bottom line is that life is complicated, and Rosie is a complex, smart, funny, overly sensitive, passionate, thin-skinned, grudge-holding, loving, bitchy, fiercely loyal woman. The episode cannot be boiled down to one central conflict, one black-and-white “she shouldn’t have left the way she did” judgment, big-bad-bully Rosie vs. whomever soundbite, as much as Nellie, Entertainment Tonight, and Access Hollywood would like to. She made people talk. She opened people’s eyes. She got her feelings hurt. She had to decide what was most important to her. She didn’t make a graceful exit; she let her raw feelings guide her. She’s a human being with faults and foibles, and she shouldn’t be crucified in the media or demonized on blogs because of it.